St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-28
Officers Elected--The State
Temperance Text Book
Law Overhauled.
First Session of the Annual,
Convention Of the State
School Teachers.
Addresses by Gov. McGill,
President Kerr of the Coun-
ell and Others.


certain localities against the temper
ance Instruction." said Supt. Braley,
of Winona county, yesterday, "When
Blaine says tobacco is necessity-."
''Blaine says SOL" fairly shrieked Gen.
Beadle. ''He says nothing of the kind"
Supt. Braley produced paper and
was about to give his authority for the
statement, when President Sperry ruled
the discussion out of order and every
thing moved as calmly as before.
The county uperintendents' con-
ventiOn had been called to order at 8
O'Clock in the morning, with Il largely
increased attendance over that of the
Monday evening session. The first hour
was devoted to what was called an eX-
perience meeting, and all who wished
were given abundant opportunity to air
their views in the true old country de
batting society style. Gen. Beadle, Da-
kota'S eX-superintendent OF public in-
slructiOn, was then introduced. The
general took for his subject, 1.-THE
Township School System in Preference
to the District SYSTEM" and delivered a
carefully prepared address. advocating
the claims of the former with great ear
nestneSS. In the hiring of teach
ers, especially, the township sys-
TEN is far preferable, he said.
The township system gives equal terms
of school and regularly employed teach
ers. The hiring of teachers then be-
comes a matter of public Importance
and not question of family preference
or personal preference. The school
district is too small to bind together the
township in the way it should be.
Public sentiment may be established
in township or county as
it cannot be done in district. Build a
school house in the center of the town
ship with two rooms. In one room put
an advanced teacher: in the other have
the younger pupils. AT the next ses-
sion of the legislature he said, IA uni
form township system will be put in
force in Dakota"
Supt. kiehle then introduced
resolution providing for commit
tee to look into the matter of the
district and township systems and
place the matter before the leg
islature in the proper light to secure
some good results. This resolution
provoked considerable opposition. and
was discussed by nearly all present.
The discussion lasted until far in the
afternoon session.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the afternoon session the discussion
of the resolution introduced by Supt.
Kiehle was continued, and it was finally
adopted. An interesting address OH
Common School Architecture was
then delivered by Assistant Supt. Pen
dergaSt. The old log school house has
gone" he said. 1T served purpose
in its time, and filled want that moth
ing else could fill. The question is now,
what shall be the modern school house,"
Charts and diagrams of school buildings
of different sizes and cost, were. then
shown and explained somewhat at
length by the speaker.
A resolution was passed authorizing
the appointment of committee from
the convention to confer with similar
committee from the State Educational
association, looking toward cOns0lida-
ton OF the two organizations. 1.-The
Promotion of Temperance Instruction"
was the subject next discussed. Super
intendent Agnes Z. Safely, OF Cotton
wood county, opened the discussion
with an exceedingly well written
paper, filled with suggestions
perance instruction. Supt. Braley, of
WinOna county, then followed with a
detailed statement of the success of the
work in his county. He made the point
that physiology and hygiene should be
given the greater part of the time. and
temperance instruction should play
secondary part. The circular sent out
by the superintendent instructing the
teachers how to prepare for teach
ing" he said, seemed to have but
one thing in view, andthat temperance.
After passing a resolution providing
for an annual assessment to be applied
for the expenses of the annual meet
ingS, the election of officers was an
nOunced and resulted as follows: Pres
ident, A. E. Engstrom, of Good
hue county; vice president. Miss A. f.
Safeley, of Cottonwood; secretary, c. l..
Greenough, of Dakota; treasurer, l.. A.
Gregy, of Lyon; and superintendent
Braley, of WinOna, and Rice, of Wa
dena, were elected members of the eX-
ecutive committee. Superintendent
Warren, of Hennepin, hammers, of
Jackson, Elliot, of Polk. and Lee. of
Pope, were appointed committee to
confer with a committee Of the State
Educational association. The meeting
then adjourned until l 80 to-day.